John Gibbons

Male1776–13 March 1840

Brief Life History of John

When John Gibbons was born in 1776, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Gibbons, was 33 and his mother, Mary Broom, was 28. He married Frances Atkin on 20 July 1800, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 13 March 1840, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

John Gibbons
1776–1840
Frances Atkin
1777–1856
Marriage: 20 July 1800
Ann Gibbons
1801–1842
Benjamin Gibbons
1802–1811
Grace Gibbons
1805–1884
John Gibbons
1807–
Thomas Gibbons
1809–1810
Benjamin Gibbons
1811–1871
Thomas Gibbons
1811–1888
Eliza Gibbons
1815–1815
William Gibbons
1816–
George Gibbons
1819–1881
Robert Gibbons
1820–

Sources (47)

  • John, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Gibbins, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • John Gibbons in entry for George Gibbons and Elizabeth Hickling, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 July 1800Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (11)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 25

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

    Age 32

    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

    1815

    Age 39

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire): variant of Gibbon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Irish (Mayo): in Ireland, the name is frequent and has been Gaelicized as Mac Giobúin. It is also found as a variant of Fitzgibbon .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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